President John Dramani Mahama | Nationality Ghanaian Name Marietta Appiah-Oppong | |
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Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong (was born in Tema), is a Ghanaian Female legal practitioner and the former Attorney General of Ghana and Minister for Justice of Ghana. She was appointed by President Mahama in 2013. She is the second woman to hold this office in the country, the first being Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu. Her tenure as Attorney General of Ghana ended on 6th January, 2017.
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Education
Marietta started her education at the Tema Parents Association School. She had her secondary education at the St Roses Senior High (Akwatia) where she sat for the Ordinary Level Certificate(O level) and Advanced Level Certificate (A level). She later obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from the University of Ghana, Legon and her Professional Certificate to practice law from the Ghana School of Law, (Makola). She then went to the Institute of Social Studies, Hague in the Netherlands, for her Post Graduate Degree.
Career
Marietta has been a practicing lawyer for the past twenty years where she started her practice at Fugar and Co. law firm. Shen then move to become senior partner at Lithur Brew and Co law firm.
Politics
She was a member of the Ghana @50 Commission of Enquiry and also a Board Member of the Volta River Authority(VRA) appointed by the late President John Atta-Mills in 2009. Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong was appointed as the Attorney General of Ghana and Minister for Justice of Ghana by the former President John Dramani Mahama from February, 2013 to 6th January, 2017.